diff --git a/library/dfhack.i b/library/dfhack.i
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+%module dfhack
+%include "std_string.i"
+%include "std_vector.i"
+%include "stdint.i"
+%{
+/* Includes the header in the wrapper code */
+#define LINUX_BUILD
+#define SWIG_WRAPPER
+#include "DFTypes.h"
+#include "DFHackAPI.h"
+using namespace std;
+using namespace DFHack;
+%}
+
+/* templates have to be instantiated for swig */
+using namespace std;
+namespace std
+{
+    %template(MatglossVector) vector<DFHack::t_matgloss>;
+    %template(PlantMatglossVector) vector<DFHack::t_matglossPlant>;
+    %template(VeinVector) std::vector <DFHack::t_vein>;
+    %template(IceVeinVector) std::vector <DFHack::t_frozenliquidvein>;
+}
+
+/* Parse the header file to generate wrappers */
+%include "DFTypes.h"
+%include "DFHackAPI.h"
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diff --git a/output/stones.py b/output/stones.py
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+import dfhack
+x = dfhack.API("Memory.xml")
+y = dfhack.MatglossVector()
+
+if x.Attach():
+  if x.ReadStoneMatgloss(y):
+    print "Dumping all stone"
+    for matgloss in y:
+      print "ID %s, name %s" % (matgloss.id, matgloss.name)